diff --git a/build/Dockerfile.nginx b/build/Dockerfile.nginx
index 029ea21ccf..eb855a0ff6 100644
--- a/build/Dockerfile.nginx
+++ b/build/Dockerfile.nginx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM scratch AS nginx-files
 # the following links can be replaced with local files if needed, i.e. ADD --chown=101:1001 <local_file> <container_file>
 ADD --link --chown=101:1001 https://cs.nginx.com/static/keys/nginx_signing.rsa.pub nginx_signing.rsa.pub
 
-FROM nginx:1.29.2-alpine-otel
+FROM nginx:1.29.3-alpine-otel
 
 # the following apk update and add are to address CVE-2025-58050, CVE-2025-6021/CVE-2025-49795/CVE-2025-49794/CVE-2025-49796 respectively.
 # once a new base image is available with these package updates, they can be removed.